Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1545 Clues and Answers
Stuck somewhere in Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1545? All 32 clues on this 8×10 grid are solved below, one card per clue.
Short answers dominate here: 10 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 5 clues are pictures; 6 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 4 want just the first letter of a single word; 3 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to the picture clue in the top row.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1545: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Dry cleaner”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to the picture clue in the top row. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
1Picture clue
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: C _ _ F _ _ M _ _. Check the sixth letter against the picture clue in the left column.
CRAFTSMAN
BOLT
2Bolt
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with L. The third square is also part of “Final prayer word”.
LAM
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 8 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: E _ _ R _ _ T _. Its fifth letter is shared with “Offer”.
ETERNITY
ABACUS
4Abacus
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Abacus.
A
NEW BALANCE
5New balance
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
NB
BLOCK OF TIME
6Block of time
Top row 6/7 · 3 letters · down
E _ _. Solving “Apart-ment” first gives you its third letter.
ERA
ABSORBED
7Absorbed
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ _. “Apart-ment” crosses it at the third square.
RAPT
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
DRY CLEANER
8Dry cleaner
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with C; pattern C _ _ A _ _ R. Solving “New balance” first gives you its fifth letter.
CLEANER
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: R _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
RAT
FINAL PRAYER WORD
10Final prayer word
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
AMEN
AFTER E
11After e
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Step one letter forward from E in the alphabet.
F
OFFER
12Offer
Left column 5/9 · 6 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ D _ _. Check the fourth letter against “Not our drama”.
TENDER
13Picture clue
Left column 6/9 · 3 letters · across
Look at the picture and fit it to S _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
SKI
ALLOCATE
14Allocate
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with M; pattern M _ _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the top row.
METE
ALLOW
15Allow
Left column 8/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Allow, nothing more.
A
NO QUESTION
16No question
Left column 9/9 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “No question”.
NQ
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
BIKINI PART
17Bikini part
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Absorbed”.
BRA
NOT OUR DRAMA
18Not our drama
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
NOD
APART-MENT
19Apart-ment
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Shape: A _. The second square is also part of “Absorbed”.
AP
___ HOURS
20___ HOURS
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
The missing word in “___ HOURS” starts with W.
WEE
NOT COLUMN
21Not column
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · across
Starts with R; pattern R _ _. The third square is also part of “___ HOURS”.
ROW
END KEY ENTRY
22End key entry
Row 5, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Abbreviate “End key entry” to its initials.
EKE
TAURUS
23Taurus
Row 5, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Taurus, nothing more.
T
UPLIFT
24Uplift
Row 5, col 7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with R; pattern R _ _ S _. “Bakery supply” crosses it at the fourth square.
RAISE
25Ballerina's skirt
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Use the text “BALLERINA'S SKIRT” if the picture is unclear. First letter T.
TUTU
"LET'S ___!" ("DIG IN!")
26"LET'S ___!" ("DIG IN!")
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “LET'S ___!" ("DIG IN!")”? It fits E _ _.
EAT
ELECTRIC FISH
27Electric fish
Row 7, col 5 · 3 letters · down
Begins with E. The third square is also part of “IN ___ OF (REPLACING)”.
EEL
INTER UNIT
28Inter unit
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Inter unit”.
IU
ACTIVE INTEL
29Active intel
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Active intel”.
AI
BAKERY SUPPLY
30Bakery supply
Row 9, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with Y. Its fourth letter is shared with “Uplift”.
YEAST
QUEEN
31Queen
Row 9, col 3 · 1 letter · down
Queen starts with the answer.
Q
IN ___ OF (REPLACING)
32IN ___ OF (REPLACING)
Row 10, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Say “IN ___ OF (REPLACING)” out loud and the blank fills itself: L _ _ _.
LIEU
Crossword Challenge Level 1545 Solved Grid
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